Citation, commencement and interpretation1.
(1)
This Order may be cited as the South Western Staffordshire Primary Care Trust (Establishment) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 1st April 2002.
(2)
In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—
“operational date” is to be construed in accordance with paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 5A to the Act;
“the trust” means the South Western Staffordshire Primary Care Trust established by article 2 of this Order.
Establishment, operational date and name of the Primary Care Trust2.
(1)
There is hereby established with effect from 1st April 2002 a Primary Care Trust to be called the South Western Staffordshire Primary Care Trust.
(2)
The operational date of the trust shall be 1st April 2002.
Area of the trust3.
The trust shall be established for the area specified in the Schedule to this Order.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Yvette Cooper
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health